The bases of RNA are the same as those of DNA with the exception that RNA contains
(1) cysteine instead of cytosine.
(2) uracil instead of thymine.
(3) cytosine instead of guanine.
(4) uracil instead of adenine.

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Heterochromatin differs from euchromatin in being:
1. Densely packed and transcriptionally inactive
2. Lightly packed and rich in ribosomes
3. Site of active gene transcription
4. Composed entirely of RNA
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Which of the following strands of DNA would be the
complement strand to G-C-A-T-C-G?
(1) C-G-T-A-G-C
(2) G-G-A-T-G-C
(3) A-A-C-G-A-T
(4) T-T-G-C-T-A

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The two complementary strands of the DNA double helix are held to one another by
1. ionic bonds between deoxyribose molecules
2. ionic bonds between phosphate groups
3. covalent bonds between nucleotide bases
4. hydrogen bonds between nucleotide bases
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In sea urchin DNA, which is double stranded, 17% of the bases were shown to be cytosine. The percentages of the other three bases expected to be present in this DNA are :

1. G 17%, A 16.5%,T32.5%

2. G 17%, A 33%,T 33%

3. G8.5%,A50%, T24.5%

4. G 34%,A 24.5%,T 24.5%

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The base pairing in a double stranded DNA is correctly described as:

(1) Similar

(2) Identical

(3) Complementary

(4) Synergistic

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Salient features of the Watson and Crick model include:
1. Single-stranded helix.
2. A-DNA structure.
3. Double helix with antiparallel strands.
4. Parallel strands.
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The central dogma of molecular biology is:
1. DNA → RNA → Protein
2. Protein → RNA → DNA
3. RNA → DNA → Protein
4. DNA → Protein → RNA
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The number of cytosine bases in a DNA molecule
1. is equal to the number of uracil bases.
2. is equal to the number of guanine bases.
3. is equal to the number of adenine bases.
4. cannot be predicted.
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Identify the incorrect statement:
1. Histones are a set of positively charged, basic proteins.
2. Histones are rich in the basic amino acid residues lysine and arginine.
3. Histones are organised to form a unit of eight molecules called histone octamer.
4. The positively charged DNA is wrapped around the positively charged histone octamer to form a structure called centrosome.
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